highflying
Americanadjective
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moving upward to or along at a considerable height.
highflying planes.
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extravagant or extreme in aims, opinions, etc.; unduly lofty.
highflying ideas about life.
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having a high cost or perceived value.
the highflying glamour stocks.
Etymology
Origin of highflying
Example Sentences
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But this week, the Federal Reserve could bring highflying parts of Wall Street back down to earth.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 14, 2026
U.S. stocks ended the week higher, despite a pullback in certain highflying areas of tech after a blistering rally.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 14, 2026
For some, particularly companies that raised money at highflying private-market valuations, IPOs might have to take a valuation haircut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
That the trial happened at all counts as a loss for Sam Altman’s highflying startup.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Thenceforward for nineteen years a more highflying Tory than Mr. Peel was not to be found within the walls of parliament.
From International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 7, August 12, 1850 by Various
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